Sharples Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton

School Information

Address: Hugh Lupus Street, Bolton, BL1 8RU
Website: www.sharples-pri.bolton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01204333077
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Partington
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105162

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 230
Number of Boys: 103
Number of Girls: 127

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1 to 5.6
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.6
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sharples Primary School
Hugh Lupus Street , BL1 8RU
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Oaks Primary School
Sharples Hall Drive , BL1 7HS
4out of 4 511 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
High Lawn Primary School
Holden Avenue , Sharples BL1 7EX
3out of 4 914 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columba's RC Primary School
Ripley Street , Tonge Moor BL2 3AR
4out of 4 1,072 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Newnham Street , Astley Bridge BL1 8QA
4out of 4 1,130 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN
3out of 4 191 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP
4out of 4 1,063 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT
3out of 4 1,202 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ
3out of 4 1,692 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE
4out of 4 1,955 yd Free schools No Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU
2out of 4 2,921 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB
3out of 4 741 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX
- not rated 1,655 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE
- not rated 1,760 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Youth Challenge Pru
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JT
4out of 4 2,535 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Huda Primary School
3 Hennon Street , BL1 3EH
- not rated 2,676 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.